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Attorney Fee Cap Inapplicable to Pre-PLRA Suits; PLRA Automatic Stay Provisions Constitutional
Loaded on Feb. 15, 1999
published in Prison Legal News
February, 1999, page 6
S.Ct. Grants Review of Fee Issue by Matthew T. Clarke
The Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit has held that the attorney fee cap contained within the Prison Litigation Reform Act, 42 U.S.C. §1997e(d), (PLRA) does not apply to attorney fees in cases filed prior to the enactment of ...
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